CN101678131A

CN101678131A - Stethoscope cleaning assembly

Info

Publication number: CN101678131A
Application number: CN200880009265A
Authority: CN
Inventors: M·帕尔曼; J·M·塞勒斯; K·鲁宾; M·卡迪纳力; M·R·库勒; S·帕尔曼
Original assignee: SEEDLINGS LIFE SCIENCE VENTURE
Current assignee: SEEDLINGS LIFE SCIENCE VENTURE
Priority date: 2007-03-23
Filing date: 2008-03-24
Publication date: 2010-03-24
Also published as: EP2155265A4; EP2155265A2; WO2008118401A2; JP2010522062A; WO2008118401A3; US20080230099A1; US7503335B2; EP2155265B1

Abstract

A kind of formation is cleaned the assembly of stethoscopic head, and described assembly comprises an outer housing, and described outer housing comprises a mobile route, and described head passes through along described mobile route during cleaning.The supply of cleanout fluid is relevant with an assign group piece installing, and the relative starting assembly of described assign group piece installing is arranged collaboratively.Described starting assembly is because its manual operation with removable joint of described head when described mobile route moves.Therefore described starting assembly operatively arranges, so as described head along described path by and start described dispenser assemblies during with described engagement.Described assign group piece installing is transported to an applicator assembly with cleanout fluid, and described applicator assembly spreads to described head with cleanout fluid, and the cleaning of the described head of facilitation and facilitation are removed unnecessary cleanout fluid from described head.

Description

Stethoscope cleaning assembly

Background technology

Priority request

The application is before in the continuation-in-part application that on March 23rd, 2007 submitted to, existing sequence number just co-pending is 11/728,207 patent application, and described sequence number is that 11/728,207 patent application is incorporated this patent into by reference at this.

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of formation and clean the assembly of stethoscopic head, described assembly comprises an outer housing, and described outer housing comprises a mobile route, and described head passes through along described mobile route during cleaning.The supply of cleanout fluid is relevant with an assign group piece installing, and the relative starting assembly of described assign group piece installing is arranged collaboratively.Described starting assembly operatively arranges, so as described head along described path by and start described dispenser assemblies during with described engagement.Described assign group piece installing is transported to an applicator assembly with cleanout fluid, and described applicator assembly spreads to described head with cleanout fluid, and the cleaning of the described head of facilitation and facilitation are removed unnecessary cleanout fluid from described head.

Correlation technique

As medical professionalism approval, and as with medical industry do not have many individuals of direct correlation universally recognized, the use stethoscope is health care supplier's routine business.When typically using, stethoscopic head and/or vibrating diaphragm part place the diverse location of patient body usually, directly contact with the skin of these positions.When using stethoscope in this mode, especially may be exposed to the following time of situation of patient's body fluid in head portion or vibrating diaphragm, the probability that patient disseminates infection to patient is clearly.

Though some stethoscope is disposed in each use back and abandoned, most stethoscope right and wrong are disposable, and are reusable for reaching continuously.A kind of stethoscope in back is carried fully continuously by the health care supplier typically, and repeatedly is used to check a plurality of patients.The infectious disease transmission of patient to patient takes place during for fear of a kind of stethoscope after use, and once the someone attempted the minimal cleaning and/or the sterilization of the stethoscopic head of facilitation at least.Yet because time needs, emergency and other situations take place continually, health care supplier can only carry out minimal stethoscope once in a while and clean.Rough cleaning procedure like this may relate to the sterilization of certain kind or clean Wiping material stethoscopic head or vibrating diaphragm are partly carried out the physics wiping.Though these rough cleaning procedures may be effectively, they are very loaded down with trivial details, time-consuming and need have these Wiping materials.In addition, though can obtain and not expensive, these Wiping materials generally are not attached in doctor's the routine practice.

In order to overcome the stethoscopic problem of above-mentioned classification, once the someone attempted developing different classes of cleaning equipment and/or system, and these equipment and/or system are in order at least stethoscopic head and/or vibrating diaphragm to be carried out more thorough, more effective cleaning.Yet, many known devices or legacy equipment at least can Min. ground effectively realize them predetermined purpose simultaneously, also there are many shortcomings in they.These shortcomings relate generally to realize that stethoscopic effective cleaning, sterilization maybe may sterilize, and many so known cleaning equipments are difficult to convenient use or too time-consuming.

In order to understand the necessary requirement of suitable cleanse and disinfect that realizes head portion better, stethoscopic different structure assembly of understanding and their intended purpose are most important during testing procedure.More particularly, head portion typically comprises a vibrating diaphragm part, and this vibrating diaphragm partly comprises the thin disk of arranging face-to-face with patient skin, make with suitable material.Therefore, described vibrating diaphragm and patient's the sound-absorbing that constituted by base component seals.In addition, head portion also comprises a ring or a wheel rim, and this ring or wheel rim keep vibrating diaphragm or otherwise arrange and constitute, so that form engaging of supporting with vibrating diaphragm.At last, head portion comprises base portion or spine described head, that be made of Metal Substrate or other composite base material material, and described base portion or spine constitute can (with a thumb and one or two fingers of one hand) cosily hold stethoscopic position usually as the user.Thereby the amplification of detected sound and transmission realize during testing procedure.In addition, can be fixed on head portion with suitable conduit or the flexible pipe that rubber or similar material value become, and stretch out, so that make stethoscopic receiver and head interconnection from head portion.

It is the problem that enjoys the U.S. and global hospital to pay close attention to that (in the hospital) that health care is relevant infects.Annual nearly 2,000,000 are enclosed the patient that hospital is in hospital in U.S.A and obtain the relevant infection of health care.In these patients, surpassing 70,000 people will be dead.These infect and make U.S.'s health care cost add about 30,000,000,000 dollars every year.

The propagation of pathogen from a patient to another patient is a main cause of health care infections relating.This propagation may be by suitably their both hands and/or the care equipment healthcare workers of carrying out cleanse and disinfect not being facilitated after the contact patient.

Stethoscopes harbor pathogenic bacteria.Antibacterial can directly propagate into complete application on human skin from diaphragm for stethoscope.Diaphragm for stethoscope and wheel rim (the stethoscope part that directly contacts with patient skin) can be by with wrapped isopropyl alcohol cotton sheet or one of cotton swab wipings or sterilize several times and suitably and clean.Yet most of healthcare workers are not cleaned their stethoscope after each patient of contact or are sterilized.Fewer than half staff's every day or clean their stethoscope weekly.Stethoscope is not cleaned or the disinfectant common cause is that dirt, time-consuming can not be obtained, be used to alcohol swab sheet and cotton swab easily, and need to dispose and abandon.

Disease prevention and control center (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) suggestion medical care and health personnel with non-critical care device-specific in a single patient.If can not advise before another patient is used the suitable cleanse and disinfect of these non-critical care equipment with non-critical care device-specific in a single patient.These suggestions are applicable to that clearly place known or under a cloud deposits the patient of pathogen.Yet, also advise disease prevention and control center (Centers for Disease Control andPrevention), for all patients that accept nursing in hospital, a care equipment must not be recycled and reused for another patient, unless this care equipment is suitably cleaned and handled.American Medical Association (American Medical Association) also resolves after deliberation, and health care supplier should often clean their stethoscope, with the propagation of prevention nosocomial infection.

Therefore, need a kind of allow the health care supplier before checking a patient and after reach the equipment of their diaphragm for stethoscope of cleanse and disinfect and wheel rim safely rapidly.Such proposed device should be positioned at patients room or Examination region easily, and serves as preferred on the wall to install.In addition, the structure of such proposed device should be so that carry out single, rapid wiping for preferred by stethoscope operator by described proposed device, so that suitably cleanse and disinfect diaphragm for stethoscope and wheel rim.Diaphragm for stethoscope and wheel rim are the elements of stethoscope and contact patients, and are the important potential sources of nosocomial infection.Therefore, proposal invention should be potential stethoscope to the propagation of patient's infectant (such as virus, antibacterial and fungus) and provides a kind of novelty, cheap, safety, convenience and the time efficient solution.

If then better, this is in order to overcome the shortcoming and the problem of the empirical tests of using prior art or conventional clean equipment to proposal stethoscope cleanse and disinfect equipment to have following supplementary features.Described proposed device should seal disinfectant safely to prevent to overflow and stop damage.After stethoscopic vibrating diaphragm of cleanse and disinfect and wheel rim, described equipment should remove unnecessary disinfectant, in order to avoid stay a large amount of disinfectant on vibrating diaphragm and wheel rim.

Further, be arranged in patients room or be positioned at the outer surface of any such cleaning equipment of Examination region may be along with the past of time by pathogen contamination.Therefore, in order to prevent the further propagation of pathogen, proposed device should allow the operator to avoid touching described equipment with hands during stethoscope cleanse and disinfect program.

According to the above, medical professionalism is medium-term and long-term need and generally acknowledge have need to obtain can be effectively, vibrating diaphragm quick and cleanse and disinfect head portion and/or exposure reliably and support the cleaning assembly and the program of attaching of wheel rim.The structure of such proposal cleaning assembly should can be isolated stethoscopic vibrating diaphragm and surrounding during cleaning procedure at least effectively.In addition, the structure of proposal cleaning assembly should be able to apply, cleans and remove other vicinities of vibrating diaphragm and/or head portion or the unnecessary cleanout fluid on the adjacent members.

As previously discussed, the vibrating diaphragm that the cleaning assembly of improvement should be able to be isolated head portion effectively reaches exposed portions similarly, and can make the cleaning zone isolation of user's both hands and described proposal cleaning assembly effectively.Therefore, the cleaning procedure relevant with described proposal cleaning assembly should carry out in the inside of the suitable outer housing of a structure and size.The suitable outer housing of described proposal cleaning assembly should prevent that also excessive liquid from overflowing, and elimination user's hands pollutes the probability of vibrating diaphragm and/or wheel rim during cleaning procedure.

At last, the operation of such proposal cleaning assembly and structure should be simple relatively, and comprise and can be convenient to replace member and any non-durable element of predetermined cleanout fluid under the situation of all the other control members of the described proposal cleaning assembly of inappropriate interference.Further, below in greater detail the proposal assembly of this kind can comprise additional preferred embodiment, these additional preferred embodiments comprise the replaceable member of difference in functionality.These replaceable members can preferably include but be not limited to a container or exhausted bath box, and the part of described applicator assembly includes but not limited to that one applies the device that device, cleans device and removes unnecessary cleanout fluid from the part that stethoscope applies described cleanout fluid.Above-mentioned all members can be made with durable or non-durable material.The ability of replacing at least some members (as a unit single combination and/or interconnection) in these members helps the convenient of described proposal cleaning assembly to use and multifunctionality.

Further useful, novel and unique feature of the multiple replaceable member of described proposal cleaning assembly relates to the indicator assembly of structure and layout suitably, and this indicator assembly can comprise float a window that liquid level indicator and/or forms or a suitable observation structure in outer housing.In addition, described indicator assembly and relative multiple proposal member will play a role, and need to replace cleanout fluid when to notify the user.

Therefore, below in greater detail the proposal cleaning assembly of classification long operation lifetime should be arranged, even use continuously and when being exposed to harsh relatively working environment facing.

Summary of the invention

The present invention relates to a kind of formation and clean the cleaning assembly of stethoscopic head, described cleaning assembly comprises stethoscopic one vibrating diaphragm that exposes at least and supports wheel rim, and other expose portions that contact with patient body.As use such, term " cleaning " and/or " sterilization " can strictly be interpreted as the predetermined distinct program of realizing Different Results.For example, term " cleaning " or " decontamination " generally can be used when plan removes the situation of dust, impurity, residue, pollutant or the like.On the contrary, term " sterilisation " can be used in reference to removing or remove harmful microorganism extremely or cause them to become harmless.Yet term " cleaning " or " decontamination " are intended to comprise above-mentioned all cleanse and disinfect programs as used herein.The category of " decontamination " in the practical application of the present invention or degree are partly decided with the cleanout fluid that stethoscopic head is exposed to wherein to the major general.Other factors that need consider are that the head portion wiping, the classification of cleaning, scrubbing or other classifications that suffer during cleaning procedure " are cleaned action ".

For example, most preferred embodiment of the present invention can be in conjunction with the use of the cleanout fluid that comprises the alcohol-based synthetic.More particularly, the cleanout fluid that uses in the operation of the present invention can include but not limited to antimicrobial fluid.In addition, described cleanout fluid is applied to vibrating diaphragm, support wheel rim and other contiguous or adjacent parts of head portion in a suitable manner.Therefore, by the affirmation of above strict difinition to above-mentioned term, any physics that term " cleanings ", " decontamination " or the like are intended to the cleanout fluid of the described plurality of classes that comprises above-mentioned all programs, can use and put on the suitable part of processed head portion cleans and moves.

Therefore, cleaning assembly of the present invention comprises an outer housing, and this outer housing comprises hollow at least in part inside, and the size of described inside and structure enough are included in multiple other control members of described cleaning assembly wherein.More particularly, described outer housing comprises an intake section and an exit portion, and intake section and exit portion are arranged in mutual spaced position.The size of described inlet and outlet and structure are convenient to stethoscopic head respectively and are entered and remove stethoscopic head from the inside of described outer housing.Further, described outer housing comprises a mobile route, and this mobile route extends between described inlet and exit portion, and its layout communicates with described inlet and exit portion.In addition, described inlet, outlet and mobile route arrange collaboratively and constitute, so that head portion is at least in part in the inside of described outer housing, move or pass through along described mobile route.

Head portion along described mobile route by the time, the vibrating diaphragm of head portion, support wheel rim and other adjacent parts to isolate from the outside and relative ambient environmental conditions of described outer housing.What further emphasize is, for efficient and the effect that improves described cleaning procedure, described outer housing and described mobile route and will selectively constitute at following other members that are described in more detail, layout and specified size so that head portion is moved by single " brandishing ", along described mobile route and between described inlet and exit portion, pass through.Like this brandish action eliminate head portion in order to realize and in the inside of described outer housing to its effective cleaning of being scheduled to and along described mobile route carry out continuously, mobile needs or necessity of correspondence or repeat category.

Additional structure of the present invention and performance characteristic comprise a liquid supply of the inside that is installed in described outer housing, and this liquid supply comprises at least one fluid reservoir, but in other preferred embodiments, this liquid supply comprises a plurality of fluid reservoirs.Each fluid reservoir in described one or more fluid reservoir constitutes and holds " cleaning " liquid disposed therein.Further, each described fluid reservoir is related by an assign group piece installing of pump assembly definition with preferably (but being not exclusively).In at least one preferred embodiment of the present invention, each pump assembly related with each described fluid reservoir mechanically or otherwise operated along the action that above-mentioned mobile route passes through with stethoscopic head forcibly at least in part simultaneously.In addition, an indicator assembly is related with described liquid supply and/or at least one described fluid reservoir.The profile of such indicator assembly can be a window and/or relevant floating structure, and this window and/or relevant floating structure layout and formation are convenient to determine exactly to remain in the on-hand quantity of the cleanout fluid in the described cleaning liquid supply.

For each fluid reservoir from described one or more fluid reservoirs effectively distributes described cleanout fluid, the present invention also comprises a starting assembly, and this starting assembly is arranged in the described outer housing, and can move between an initial position and an operating position.Therefore, described starting assembly comprises at least one starting element (but in fact comprising a plurality of starting elements), and the number of starting element is preferably but and optionally corresponding to the number of above-described fluid reservoir and relevant dispenser assemblies.

In a most preferred embodiment of the present invention, the multifunctionality of described cleaning assembly, safety and efficient is proof by eliminating the needs of any additional power and further.The additional power that with the electric drive motor is form similarly uses in other equipment in purpose.The risk that the use of electric drive motor causes fault, fire to suffer from, get an electric shock or explode to the user.Considering that most preferred cleanout fluid that is used for cleaning equipment is an alcohol-based liquid and when inflammable, fiery trouble and risk of explosion even bigger.Though other known cleaning assemblies do not use motor or inflammable cleanout fluid, and their use high-tension electricities (200-1,000V); The risk that this causes the user to be exposed to electrocute.In addition, the known device of this kind causes the risk of uv light exposure to user or near described equipment other people in use.

In addition, the cooperative arrangement of the multiple control member of described cleaning assembly and structure by with head portion physically along above-mentioned mobile route by needed power, distribute and apply described cleanout fluid from described one or more fluid reservoirs, distribute and be applied to vibrating diaphragm, wheel rim and other the predetermined surface or parts of cleaning of head portion then from described applicator assembly to an applicator assembly.Further, make described head physically will cause distributing cleanout fluid from described one or more fluid reservoirs by required power along described mobile route.More particularly, described starting assembly (comprising described one or more starting element) is positioned at an initial position at first.Such initial position comprises described one or more starting element, and the layout of described one or more starting elements hinders described mobile route; More particularly, the layout of described one or more starting elements hinders the head portion that moves along described mobile route.Therefore, head portion by the time will engage and force each starting element described one or more starting element to move to their operating positions separately drivingly from described initial position.Therefore, the operating position of each described starting element comprise they, the driving with respect to each the described dispenser assemblies related with fluid reservoir separately, starting or operation dispose.As previously discussed, described dispenser assemblies can preferably include a pump machinery that mechanically or otherwise drives forcibly.Therefore, each described starting element and the mechanical attachment related with it are suitably operated described pump assembly, so that distribute described cleanout fluid to an applicator assembly, for the suitable part that is distributed to head portion.

In addition, described applicator assembly arranges and constitutes and apply vibrating diaphragm and other the suitable part of cleanout fluid to head portion, they head portion along described mobile route by the time contact described applicator assembly.Described applicator assembly is also arranged and constituted provides one to clean and abrasive slightly action and remove unnecessary cleanout fluid from head portion for head portion.The cleaning procedure of more than illustrating is before removing head portion by above-mentioned outlet, finishes in the inside of described outer housing.In addition, at least some embodiment of the present invention, described applicator assembly can be used as removable, an interchangeable tube, is installed in the inside of described outer housing movably, so that when needed it is replaced and/or safeguard.

Therefore, the structure of cleaning assembly of the present invention and performance characteristic allow to use unique and also with the distinguishing single action of brandishing of known or traditional stethoscope cleaning assembly.In addition, one single, smooth and easy, one hand carries out, unidirectional brandishing in the action, the operator takes head portion to the inner chamber of the outer housing of described equipment.Brandish in the action same, the operator makes head portion contact with described one or more starting elements, thereby drives described one or more starting element forcibly to an operating position, so that actively cleanout fluid is assigned to above-mentioned applicator assembly.Brandish in the action same, the operator makes the vibrating diaphragm of head portion and rim section contact with the different component generation operation of described applicator assembly.This arrives described vibrating diaphragm and wheel rim with distribute, thereby described vibrating diaphragm and wheel rim are carried out disinfection.Brandish in the action same, the operator makes the vibrating diaphragm of head portion and rim section contact with the cleaning part generation starting of described applicator assembly, and this removes dust, residue and pollutant on diaphragm for stethoscope and the wheel rim.Brandish in the action same, the operator makes the vibrating diaphragm of head portion and rim section contact with the additional device generation starting of described applicator assembly, and this removes unnecessary cleanout fluid, thereby makes the mummification at least in part of described vibrating diaphragm and wheel rim.Brandish in the action same, the operator makes head portion further move the inner chamber that withdraws from described outer housing up to head portion along described mobile route.This is single, smooth and easy, one hand carries out, unidirectional final result of brandishing action is, the vibrating diaphragm and the wheel rim of head portion sterilized, cleaned and mummification at least in part.

Therefore, the structure of stethoscope cleaning assembly of the present invention and performance characteristic overcome many (if not all) shortcoming of known or legacy equipment.More particularly, these legacy equipments typically need to make with the hands, on the other hand are used to hold stethoscope and described conventional clean equipment is pressed or shifted onto to another hands with a starting structure.Any lever or the button that are positioned at a conventional clean device external may be infected or pollute by external environment condition.If a user is to touch an external lever or button on the other hand, described user's hands will be by the infected by microbes of the potential danger on described lever or the button or pollution.The present invention avoids this potential severe contamination risk by eliminating any outside starting button, lever or similar device.Into person is arranged especially, and other tradition or known cleaning assembly need carry out one fen other wiping action and come the mummification head portion on the pad of described device external.Outer spacer does not more possess advantage, and this is because this pad also is subject to the infection and the pollution of external environment condition.This infection and pollution may spread on user's the stethoscope during described mummification action.Owing to do not have outer spacer or similar structures, the present invention to avoid this potential severe contamination risk.

Therefore, cleaning assembly of the present invention comprises to be convenient to reach rapidly, effectively that reliable mode is cleaned and/or the vibrating diaphragm of the head portion of sterilizing, wheel rim and other the suitably structure and the performance characteristic of part, so that overcome the many shortcomings and the problem of known or traditional cleaning assembly that is intended for this purpose.

These and other target of the present invention, feature and advantage will be more clear when considering the accompanying drawing and the specific embodiment.

Description of drawings

In order more completely to understand essence of the present invention, should be together with following accompanying drawing referring to the following specific embodiment, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the part signal front elevation of cleaning assembly of the present invention, and the multiple control member of wherein said cleaning assembly is positioned at initial position and/or non-start position.

Fig. 2 is the external perspective view of preferred embodiment of Fig. 1 of cleaning assembly of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is the perspective internal view of the embodiment of Fig. 1 and 2, described embodiment comprises a closure or gate assembly, this closure or the uncommitted inside that enters cleaning assembly of the present invention of gate assembly constraint, and limited subscriber is exposed to the cleanout fluid of the inside that is assigned to described cleaning assembly.

Fig. 4 is the perspective internal view that is positioned at the multiple control member of initial position of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a perspective internal view of the present invention, and wherein some member is positioned at operation or start position, so that distribute cleanout fluid.

Fig. 6 is the rear view of the embodiment of Fig. 4 and 5.

Fig. 7 is the perspective view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the preferred embodiment relates to as the part of a replaceable tube of an outer housing inside that is installed in described cleaning assembly movably, bonded liquid supply assembly and applicator assembly structurally.

Fig. 8 is the exploded view of the embodiment of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is the rear view of the embodiment of Fig. 7 and 8.

Figure 10 is the part sketch map of the cleaning assembly of at least one preferred embodiment of the present invention, and wherein said stethoscopic header arrangement is for cleaning, and the multiple control member of an applicator assembly then is arranged in operating position.

Figure 11 is the front perspective view that the parts of a plurality of described control members decompose, described control member comprises that jointly one connects at least a portion of assembly, so that operatively described starting assembly is interconnected to a liquid supply assembly, thereby distribute cleanout fluid to the head portion that is cleaned.

Figure 12 is the rear view of parts decomposed form of control member of the embodiment of Figure 11.

Figure 13 is the front perspective view of another preferred embodiment again of one replaceable assembly, and described replaceable tube assembly constitutes in the outer housing that is installed in described cleaning assembly movably.

Figure 14 is the rear view of the embodiment of Figure 13.

In all views of accompanying drawing, the identical identical parts of reference number representative.

The specific embodiment

As shown in drawings, the present invention relates to be used to clean the cleaning assembly 10 of head portion.

Cleaning assembly 10 comprises an outer housing 12, and outer housing 12 has a hollow interior, the size of this hollow interior and structure enough will be after this a plurality of in greater detail control members be included in wherein.Also as said, cleaning assembly 10 constitutes vibrating diaphragm, support wheel rim and other expose portions that comes the head portion that " cleaning " and patient body directly contact clearly.More particularly, the head of describing among Figure 10 14 comprises a vibrating diaphragm 16 and support and/or peripheral rim part 18, and vibrating diaphragm 16 and support and/or peripheral rim part 18 exposure or contact patients parts 20 common and head portion 14 are got in touch.The supplementary features that relate to the manipulation of head 14 or placement comprise the structure of outer housing 12 and other control members, and this is convenient to the user holds the outside that is positioned at outer housing 12 with one hand during cleaning procedure spine or stem 22.Therefore, the cleaning of head 14, can by the user to head 14 carry out " brandishing " action that single, folk prescription carries out to, one hand with impel head 14 in the inside of outer housing 12 and along a predetermined

mobile route

30,31 through and realize effectively.

Mainly referring to Fig. 1 and 2, outer housing 12 comprises an intake section 24 and an exit portion 26, and intake section 24 and exit portion 26 are respectively by the face or the definition of the opening in the surface of outer housing 12.Inlet 24 and export 26 size and structure is convenient to head 14 and is entered the inside of outer housing 12 respectively and come out from the inside that enters outer housing 12.In addition, outer housing 12 further comprises the above-mentioned mobile route of head 14, and by an elongate slots 30 definition, elongate slots 30 is arranged in inlet 24 and exports between 26 the mobile route of head 14 at least in part, and with mouth 24 and export 26 and communicate.Further, the longitudinal size of described mobile route and/or elongate slots 30 be convenient to that head 14 moves or through and form cooperation relation with the multiple control member of carrying out the cleaning procedure of after this illustrating in more detail.

Similarly, the lateral dimension of elongate slots 30 or width are convenient to head 14 in the mode of isolating the spine of being held by user's one hand or stem 22 at least in part on the outside of outer housing 12, pass through along described mobile route.Therefore, the user will can not be exposed to or be easy of the inside mobile route of outer housing 12 and the multiple control member of assembly 10.Further, the distribution of a cleanout fluid and this cleanout fluid are to the inside that remains on outer housing 12 fully that applies of the vibrating diaphragm 16 of head 14 and other suitable surface portions.

For the ease of preventing that the fluting 30 of cleanout fluid by outer housing 12 from overflowing and prevent to damage or the uncommitted inside that enters outer housing or overcoat, the present invention includes a closure or gate assembly, described closure or gate assembly are described in Fig. 3 best.More particularly, described closure or gate assembly synthetically show with 42, and comprise two parts of

valve

44 and 46, and parts of

valve

44 and 46 is usually placed in one and closes the orientation, as Fig. 3 describes.Parts of

valve

44 and 46 by coupling bar 66 interconnection that connect and extend through the aperture 68 in parts of

valve

44 and 46 support or link 62,62 ' and interconnect.One biasing spring 62 is provided " to described connection link 62 one of them plays skew and is in the closing of Fig. 3, the parts of valve 44 of initial position and 46 effect at least.Yet, when the intake section by outer housing 12 24 is placed head portion 14 and by using, above-mentionedly to brandish action and make being moved further of head 14 on putting on by head 14, parts of

valve

44 and 46 will be forced to separately form an open position.Described open position comprises separates parts of

valve

44 and 46, and making has enough distances to allow head 14 by passing through between parts of

valve

44 and 46 and along the length of predetermined

mobile route

30,31.

By exit portion 26 with head 14 when outer housing 12 is removed head 14, parts of

valve

44 and 46 will break away from described head, thereby allow parts of

valve

44 and 46 to be returned to initial, closed position shown in Figure 3.This is (at least in part) because biasing spring 62 " bias force that puts on parts of

valve

44 and 46 makes so.In addition, when being in closed position shown in Figure 3, any excessive cleanout fluid overflows or crosses spray and can prevent by elongate slots 30 outflow outer housings 12, thereby makes the user avoid over-exposure in cleanout fluid.Apparently, the parts of

valve

44 and 46 that is in closed position shown in Figure 3 also will limit and maybe will hang down the built-in function that damages cleaning assembly 10 and the probability of structural elements.Therefore, the user will can not be exposed to during cleaning procedure and after the cleaning procedure and overflow, crosses spray or any excessive cleanout fluid.

Mainly referring to Figure 10, above-mentioned mobile route also schematically reaches partly definition by direction arrow 31, and direction arrow 31 is intended to represent the vibrating diaphragm 16 of head 14 and other parts to rely on by the user and is applied to single, folk prescription on the head 14 to the direction of brandishing action, moving in the inside of outer housing 12, along mobile route 30.

The additional structure of cleaning assembly 10 and performance characteristic comprise synthetically liquid supplies that show with 32, and more particularly, it comprises at least one (but may comprise a plurality of)

fluid reservoir

34 and 34 '.Each fluid reservoir in the fluid reservoir 34 and 34 ' (so liquid supply 32) constitutes the cleanout fluid that holds a right quantity.Shown in Fig. 7,8 and 9, liquid supply 32 also can comprise a liquid supply box 32 ', and liquid supply box 32 ' has an access opening 33, so that fill liquid supply box 32 '.In addition, liquid supply container 32 ' can communicate with fluid reservoir 34 and 34 ' liquid, so that the supply cleanout fluid is to

fluid reservoir

34 and 34 '.As further describing among the figure, liquid supply assembly 32 reaches the structure related with it and a carriage 35 of the inside that control member installed and/or be connected to outer housing 12 movably, serves as preferred with the part as a replaceable tube 100.One optionally additional preferred embodiment comprises each fluid reservoir in fluid reservoir 34 and 34 ', and described each fluid reservoir comprises an independent cleanout fluid supply.No matter use which embodiment of cleaning liquid supply 32, the composition of cleanout fluid is preferred with the alcohol-based, and can comprise an antimicrobial fluid.Thereby described cleanout fluid is synthetic, so as head 14 press predetermined direction 31 along the mobile route 30 of the inside of outer housing 12 by the time on the expose portion of head 14, realize cleaning, sterilization and/or sterilization move.

Each fluid reservoir in the fluid reservoir 34 and 34 ' preferably (but being not exclusively) with independently pump or distributing valve machinery form (comprise nozzle or shower nozzle 36 " and 38 "), the dispenser assemblies 36 and 38 different with are got in touch.Also as shown in FIG., in the assign group piece installing 36 and 38 is that each assign group piece installing of form can each comprise and soak pipe 36 ' and 38 ' successively with the pump machinery, soaks the inside that pipe 36 ' and 38 ' is arranged in

corresponding fluid reservoir

34 and 34 '.In most preferred embodiment of the present invention, the

pump machinery

36 and 38 that defines discrete assign group piece installing is operated when power downward or other suitable directions are applied thereto.The size of applied force is enough to impel from corresponding fluid reservoir 34 and 34 ' cleanout fluid is assigned at least a portion of an applicator assembly 40.Below will be specially as a reference with Fig. 7-10, described cleanout fluid distribution is described in more detail.

The distribution of described cleanout fluid is that the operation interaction by liquid supply assembly 32 realizes, more particularly, the distribution of described cleanout fluid is to realize by dispenser assemblies 36 that comprehensively is designated as a starting assembly of 63 and 38 operation interaction.Starting assembly 63 comprises at least one (but preferably including a plurality of) starting element 64, and starting element 64 serve as preferred with the lever form, and its number and one or more fluid reservoirs 34 and 34 ' and the number of

related dispenser assemblies

36 and 38 equal.Apparently, each starting element 64 in described one or more starting elements 64 is connected the north of outer housing 12 movably, and generally biasing or the initial position that otherwise is arranged into Fig. 4 and described.Yet the connection of each starting element 64 and structure are convenient to collaboratively it is arranged into operating position shown in Figure 5.

Mainly referring to Fig. 4, the initial position of starting element 64 is convenient to make its layout to hinder mobile route 30 fully, more particularly, it is arranged hinder the head 14 that passes through along mobile route 30 by predetermined direction 31 fully.Therefore, in case head 14 is by entering inlet 24 and beginning to move along above-mentioned mobile route 30, the part of the inside that is positioned at outer housing 12 of head 14 will engage with each starting element 64 that becomes driving relationship with it, thereby force starting element 64 to operating position shown in Figure 5.Therefore, a sufficient cam action will the pressure of head 14 move and the bonding part of starting element 64 between take place.Such driving engages will force starting element 64 to operating position shown in Figure 5, and force starting element 64 to operation, start position and/or operation, the corresponding dispenser assemblies 36 of starting and 38.

Starting element 64 engages with such operation between

dispenser assemblies

36 and 38 and relates to suitable driving and/or the operating physical force of direction that just is applied to

corresponding dispenser assemblies

36 and 38, therefore relates to the pump machinery by its definition.A suitable mechanical linkages assembly of describing jointly in Fig. 3-6,11 and 12 is arranged and formation operatively interconnects separately starting element 64 and

corresponding dispenser assemblies

36 and 38.

As shown in FIG., described mechanical linkages assembly can present multiple structure and performance characteristic, and these structures and performance characteristic play an enough driving or starting power are sent to assign group piece installing or

pump machinery

36 and 38 from starting element 64 effect.Such driving, starting power will by press at starting element 64 predetermined direction 31 along mobile route 30 by the time realize with the starting element 64 that engaging of head 14 forces to drive.Therefore, at head 14 when mobile route 30 passes through, the operating position of applicator assembly 63 (more particularly, the operating position of starting element 64) can be further by they with the forced engagement of head part 14 and (since above-mentioned and described providing of assembly be provided) they drive simultaneously,

operation commutator assembly

36 and 38 definition.

Mainly referring to Fig. 4-6,11 and 12, the performance characteristic of cleaning assembly 10 of the present invention by mainly (but being not exclusively) structure related and a more detailed description of control member with described connection assembly more clearly describe.In addition, the operation inter-working of the multiple member related with described mechanical attachment assembly will be convenient to understand the cooperative structures and the operation of starting assembly 63 better.This will according to head by predetermined direction 31 when predetermined mobile route 30 moves, starting element 64 engages with head 14 and be driven into the operating position of indicating among Fig. 5 by head 14 comes excess syndrome.Therefore, an installing frame 60 is connected the inside of outer housing 12, and constitutes to come at least in part (and preferably movably) to support and cooperation arrangement liquid supply assembly 32 and starting assembly 63.Apparently, the predetermined cooperation of liquid supply 32 and starting assembly 63 is settled and is to distribute described cleanout fluid by applying suitable power (as previously discussed, assign group piece installing 36 and 38 can be a form with the pump machinery), pressure each fluid reservoir from fluid reservoir 34 and 34 ' on corresponding assign group piece installing 36 and 38.As shown in the drawing, definition dispenser assemblies 36 and one or more pumps of 38 or each pump in the distributing valve machinery or distributing valve machinery also comprise a shower nozzle or nozzle 36 " and 38 ".

Shown in Figure 11 and 12, each starting element in described starting element or the lever 64 or lever are by the suitable aperture 65 in the installation sheet 60.In addition, the additional mechanical of opposite that describe, that be positioned at installing frame 60 or back connects and communicates among lever 64 and Fig. 8.Therefore, head 14 will impel the outside pivot of first lever 64 to move or will separate along moving of

mobile route

30,31, make first lever 64 move to the operating position of Fig. 8 from the initial position of Fig. 5.

Shown in Fig. 4-6, lever 64 also is connected to described installing frame with respect to the individual gear segments 69 on the opposite of starting element (lever) 64.Therefore, when the initial position of Fig. 5 moved to the operating position of Fig. 6, each sector gear can move by a corresponding lever 64 at lever 64.Also as shown in Figure 6, each sector gear 69 is meshing with each other, and is connected to other connection chain of branch and connects 70.Then, each connect link 70 connect movably and be connected to drivingly one second group lever 72 corresponding one of them.Described lever 72 by a biasing spring 74 mutually biasing connect, thereby and remain in initial position, as the initial position of first group lever 64 describing among Fig. 4.

Therefore, starting element (lever) 64 moves when engaging with head 14 along mobile route 30 by predetermined direction 31 at head 14, the separation of starting element (lever) 64 or suitably relatively move will impel lever 72 outwards move, and impel the lower end of secondary lever 72 according to direction arrow 72 according to direction arrow 72 ' ", fully move down.

Shown in Fig. 4-6, the lower end of each lever 72 is connected to plunger member 78.Therefore, along with the lower ends downward of lever 72 or by another suitable direction 72 " move, they will engage and actuation plunger part 78 forcibly.This will force each plunger member 78 engage and apply a starting power in

distribution member

36 and 38 corresponding one of them, thereby impel the distribution cleanout fluid.Sufficient size and profile, suitable groove or elongated slot 79 and 79 ' are provided, so that plunger member 78 and the moving down of interconnect posts chock plug 78 ' or the moving of other suitable directions related with it.

Therefore, reach as previously discussed shown in the sketch map of Fig. 4-6 and 10, single, the folk prescription of head portion 14 enters inlet 24 and moves along mobile route 30 " brandishing " and will impel starting element 64 to separate to what, one hand carried out.Therefore, the pressure of starting element 64 separation will then transmit a starting power to distribution member 36 and 38.This starting power will impel cleanout fluid be transferred to shown in Fig. 7-10, an applicator assembly 40 in greater detail after this.

Mainly referring to Figure 10, a preferred embodiment of above-mentioned applicator assembly 40 comprises a plurality of devices 52,54 and 56 that apply.Emphasize that at this intended spirit of the present invention and the scope that comprises thereof can comprise the device that applies of greater or lesser number, and their arrangements in outer housing 12 can be with depicted in figure 4 different.Yet no matter described multiple possibility structure and operation are revised, applicator assembly 40 is arranged and is constituted and applies the predetermined exposure part of cleanout fluid to head 14.In addition, in the embodiment of Figure 10, preferably include one and clean a contact and a finishing contact, to finish cleaning procedure.More particularly, apply device 52 and comprise the suction or the applicator material 52 ' that do not absorb water at least in part, the layout of applicator material 52 ' can receive from described one or more fluid reservoirs 34 and the 34 ' cleanout fluid that distributes.Therefore, assign group piece installing or pump machinery 36 and 38 are arranged and are constituted and come directly dispense liquid to applicator material 52 '.Along with head 14 moves along mobile route 30,31, it will engage and directly apply exposure and the predetermined surface or the part of cleanout fluid head 14.What should further specify is, dispenser assemblies 36 and 38 can comprise the structure direction feature related with it, make cleanout fluid will, be assigned to suitable part (applicator assembly 40 52,52 ') consistently, to guarantee suitably to clean head 14.

Apply device 52 though at least one preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises cleanout fluid is transported to, expect that also cleanout fluid can directly be applied to the surface that the need of head 14 clean, rather than be applied to and apply on the device.In such modification, applying device 52 will still be to arrange and constitute the described surface of coming head 14 to carry out desired distribution, wiping or other suitable actions, so that the cleaning of head 14.

Further, about the structure of applicator assembly 40 and function-since head 14 continue by predetermined direction 31 along mobile route 30, move in the inside of outer housing 12, head 14 will with in conjunction with or otherwise directly a related cleaning part 54 ' to take place serve as preferred with applying device 54.In at least one preferred embodiment of the present invention, cleaning part 54 ' is by a brush and/or mane array or assembly definition.Therefore, the cleanout fluid that is present in the predetermined portions of head 14 will scatter thereon, and the predetermined portions of engages head 14, involving vibrations film 16 and/or other adjacently situated surfaces parts up hill and dale.Further, the structure of brush and/or mane array or assembly 54 ' can provide at least moderately abrasive cleaning contact or action, to realize thorough cleaning, sterilization, sterilization or the like.Naturally, can use brush 54 ' material in addition, and the cleaning contact that is applied to the vibrating diaphragm 16 of head 14 and other parts can be the cleaning contact beyond moderately denuding.

Along with head 14 continues to move along mobile route 30 by predetermined direction 31, head 14 will be installed in or directly with apply device 56 and take place related one and repair structure 56 ' and engage.In at least one preferred embodiment, finishing structure 56 ' comprises one or more " squeegee " part, and described " squeegee " part engages with the expose portion of head 14, and removes residual unnecessary cleanout fluid thereon.Thereby head 14 is with mummification or mummification at least in part.Be moved beyond apply device 56 after, head 14 shifts out from the inside of outer housing 12 by exit portion 26.

Therefore, described squeegee assembly can comprise one or more ribs, these ribs can be suitably to constitute flexibly or otherwise, the exposed diaphragm of engages head 14 and/or rib surface movably are so that 14 exposed diaphragm and/or the unnecessary cleanout fluid of rib surface removal from the head.Further, described squeegee assembly is positioned at the inside of outer housing 12, therefore will guide, deposit or otherwise be convenient to gather the unnecessary cleanout fluid of having removed of the inside of outer housing 12, so that last the removal.

What should emphasize is, though described one or more device 52,52 ' that applies; 54,54 ' and/or 56,56 ' structure and material can be arranged or constitute provides one different classes of, contact with the surface of the predetermined described head that cleans or the cleaning of part, but all described different classes of cleaning procedures can reach generally exactly at this and are described as " clean and move ".

As previously discussed, applicator assembly 40 can comprise a plurality of devices that apply, and these position, number and purposes that apply device may be different.For example, Fig. 4-8 and 11 embodiment can be different with the embodiment of Figure 10 by comprising an applicator assembly 40, and to apply device (comprising that a combination suction applies device 52 and/or cleaning brush classification structure or array 54) serve as preferred to described applicator assembly 40 to comprise two.Therefore, predetermined a plurality of one or more devices that apply that apply in

device

52,54 and 56 can make up on function and structure, are at least to reach the degree of cleaning the predetermined and expose portion of head 14 at head 14 when predetermined

mobile route

30,31 moves effectively.

Shown in Fig. 7-9,11 and 12, liquid supply assembly 32 can make up effectively together with described indivedual liquid distributors 36 and 38, to define removable, an interchangeable tube assembly (synthetically showing with 100).In addition, one or more described tube assemblies 100 can be removed, replace, keep in repair, refill or the like, therefore can be safely but be connected to carrier frame 60 movably.Therefore, an installation panel 35 ' can constitute to be supported a plurality ofly to apply device 52,54 and 56 and/or fixedly applied device 52,54 and 56 thereon thereon, and is connected to base portion 35 regularly or movably.In addition, the base portion 35 of support panel 35 ' can be interconnected to liquid supply assembly 32, comprises liquid supply container 32 ', and other fluid reservoir 34 and 34 ' of wherein said branch also is operatively coupled to liquid supply container 32 '.Therefore, the assembled pot of describing among Fig. 6-8 100 comprises the liquid supply assembly 32 and the applicator assembly 40 of combination, and can be connected to installing frame 60 movably, as describing in Figure 11 and 12.The removable connection of tube 100 can be realized by other proper methods by adapter 80.Therefore, the adapter 80 of similar support can be so that other control members of connection cleaning assembly 10 comprise multiple indivedual coupling members of also describing in Figure 11 and 12.

Therefore, apparently, the effective and reliable cleaning of the expose portion of head 14 can realize to " brandishing " action along single, the folk prescription of mobile route 30 by head 14.Therefore, do not need head 14 repeat by or like counteragent or move.Therefore, being intended for the tradition of this purpose or the many shortcomings and the problem of known cleaning equipment is overcome.

Additional structural features of the present invention shows in Fig. 1 and 2, and comprises synthetically with 90 indicator assemblies that show.Described indicator assembly 90 can comprise a plurality of relevant and operatively suitable members, comprise and inspect structure, such as be arranged on the outer housing 12 collaboratively and/or described one or more fluid reservoir 34 and 34 ' and/or liquid supply container 32 ' on window 92.Therefore, the quantity that remains in cleanout fluid wherein can be observed on vision ground.The user can determine need when one or more fluid reservoirs 34 and 34 ' and/or liquid supply container 32 ' in replace additional cleanout fluid.In addition, indicator assembly 90 can comprise or not comprise a floating structure 94, and floating structure 94 can have a suitable proportion, to allow on its liquid level that is suspended in cleanout fluid.Therefore, the action of floating structure 94 will corresponding to remain in one or two fluid reservoir 34 and 34 ' and/or liquid supply container 32 ' in the liquid level of cleanout fluid.

Fig. 1 and 2 embodiment display indicator assembly 90, indicator assembly 90 comprises single structure or a window 92 and the single floating structure 94 inspected.Yet intended spirit of the present invention and the scope that comprises thereof comprise having a plurality of such windows or inspect structure 92 and/or the indicator assembly 90 of a plurality of floating structure 94.In any one embodiment of these embodiment, described structure or the window 92 (having or do not have floating structure 94) inspected is with respect to one or more fluid reservoirs 34 and 34 ' and/or liquid supply container 32 ', suitably reach operatively and settle, so that determine to remain in the quantity of the cleanout fluid in the cleaning assembly 10.

Another preferred embodiment more of the present invention relates to removable, a replaceable tube 100 ' of describing in Figure 13 and 14.The removable tube of describing among replaceable tube 100 ' and Fig. 7-9 100 is operated similar, but it is structurally had any different.In addition, replaceable tube 100 ' comprises the many structures and the performance characteristic about removable tube 100 of above detailed description, includes but not limited to a liquid supply assembly 132 and an applicator assembly 140.In addition, starting assembly 63-comprises that at least one (preferably including a plurality of) starting element 64-is by the mode of describing in above detailed description and the institute's drawings attached, with

dispenser assemblies

136 and 138 operative association.

The additional structural features of removable, replaceable tube 100 ' comprises liquid supply assembly 132, liquid supply assembly 132 comprises at least one (but preferably including two)

fluid reservoir

134 and 134 ',

fluid reservoir

134 and 134 ' formation are held cleanout fluid, and cleanout fluid scatters by interaction as previously discussed, that start between assembly 63 and dispenser assemblies 136 and 138.As previously described tube 100, each

dispenser assemblies

136 and 138 comprises a distribution showerhead or nozzle 136 " and 138 " and related other allocation member clearly do not described in pipe or Figure 13 and 14 of soaking.Removable tube 100 ' further comprises a liquid container 132 ', and liquid container 132 ' can keep the cleanout fluid of a right quantity.The cleanout fluid that holds in the liquid container 132 ' can shift or otherwise communicate with indivedual

fluid reservoirs

134 and 134 ' liquid or be stored in the liquid container 132 ' independently.

Also as shown in Figure 13 and 14, removable, replaceable tube 100 ' comprises above-mentioned applicator assembly 140.Applicator assembly 140 comprises that at least one (but preferably including a plurality of) applies device 152,154 or the like, applies device 152,154 or the like and adjoins layout along carriage or substrate 135.Should be emphasized that arrange that they also can arrange fully contiguously mutually though apply

device

152 and 154 compartment of terrain in carriage or substrate 135, the feasible end that applies device 152 closes on the place that begins that applies device 154.Further, constituting the material apply device 152,154 or the like may be different, so that provide different " cleaning action " when device engages the predetermined head that cleans surperficial Face to face described applying.

As the description that the embodiment of reference Figure 10 carries out, constituting the material that applies device 152,154 or the like can provide different classes of cleaning action, such as (but being not limited to) wiping, finishing, clean or provide appropriate abrasive action or the like.For example, apply the applicator material that device 152 can comprise suction at least in part or non-suction, described material receives from one or more fluid reservoirs 134 or the 134 ' cleanout fluid that distributes.Therefore, dispenser assemblies 136 and 138 (and in particular-shower nozzle or nozzle 136 " and 138 ") arrange and constitute and apply device 152 what liquid directly was arranged into the extreme higher position.Described additional one or more devices 154 or the like that apply are arranged in applying under the device 152 of extreme higher position, therefore described apply device 154 or the like can be by gravity current, receive the cleanout fluid on the device 152 of applying that is assigned to the extreme higher position.Distribute for the such preferred orientations that realizes cleanout fluid, it should be noted, among the embodiment of the tube of describing in the embodiment of Figure 13 and 14 and Fig. 7-9 100, dispenser assemblies 136 and 138 is positioned at than applicator assembly 140 position of " forward " a bit.This layout is together with from described shower nozzle or nozzle 136 " and 138 " a predetermined style of spraying, play and preferably guide the effect that apply device 152 of cleanout fluid to the extreme higher position.Thereafter, mobile will the playing of the gravity current of cleanout fluid and described head carries some described cleanout fluid to other one or more effects that apply device 154 or the like at least in part.Yet tube assembly 100,100 ' structural modification or other embodiment also can comprise and directly apply the predetermined exposure surface of cleanout fluid to described head, or alternately directly apply cleanout fluid and apply device 152,154 or the like to additional one.Also as about the explanation of the embodiment of Figure 10, along with head 14 continues to move along mobile route 30 by predetermined direction 31 in the inside of outer housing 12, head 14 will preferably engage a plurality of each that apply in device 152,154 or the like and apply device.

In addition, comprise that clearly the corresponding

applicator assembly

40 and 140 that apply device related with it also can comprise a suitable abluent, described abluent is preferred with the antibacterial, and described a plurality of apply in the device at least one or all apply in the device and directly mix and/or combination.In addition, so directly antibacterial is mixed into the cleaning that will further strengthen in described a plurality of material that applies device to the head that is in contact with it.More particularly, described one or all structures of applying device make in conjunction with or the described antibacterial that is mixed in wherein will when described mobile route moves, be applied to the composition surface or the part of described head at described head.Certainly, this be except by from corresponding fluid reservoir via described shower nozzle or nozzle guide cleanout fluid to described applying applying on the device.In addition, suitably such combination of antibacterial or mix will have prevent or lower effectively microorganism described apply on the device or other direct correlation parts of described applicator assembly 40 and/or 140 on move living feature.

Further, in order to guarantee to clean all predetermined surfaces of head 14 effectively, apply in device 152,154 or the like at least one and apply device (but preferably all applying device) and constitute by a toughness material.More particularly, constitute the one or more toughness materials that apply device apply in device 152,154 or the like have enough flexible or other " be fit to abilities " so that participate in and provide suitable cleaning action to it.As said, the typical structure of stethoscopic head 14 can comprise the vibrating diaphragm 16 that is arranged in central authorities and keep wheel rim 18 around.Therefore, constitute the one or more toughness materials that apply device that apply in device 152,154 or the like at least in part and comprise enough physical characteristics, to guarantee applying all exposed surfaces that device 152,154 or the like is complied with the predetermined cleaning of head 14 accordingly.

The additional structural features of preferred embodiment of tube assembly 100 ' also can be included in describe clearly among the embodiment of Fig. 1 and 2, synthetically be shown as an indicator assembly of 90.Indicator assembly 90 can comprise a plurality of relevant suitable members of operation that reach, comprise and inspect structure, such as the window 92 on other inspected parts that are arranged in described outer housing or tube assembly 100 ' collaboratively, so that inspect

fluid reservoir

134 and 134 ' and/or the internal capacity of liquid container 132 '.Therefore, can determine to residue in the quantity of cleanout fluid wherein.This will further be convenient to determine need when remove tube 100 or 100 ' and replace it with the tube of different " being full of " from outer housing 12.Naturally, tube 100 or 100 ' can be replaced because of other reasons, such as because of replacement or maintenance related with

applicator assembly

40 or 140 apply device and/or because of breaking down with removable, replaceable assembly 100 and 100 ' related dispenser assemblies.

In addition, in order to ensure tube 100 or 100 ' suitably but be movably disposed within scheduled operation position in the outer housing 12, one suitable locking assembly can be arranged on the described outer housing or be arranged in the described outer housing, and constitute safely but movably connecting cylinder 100 or 100 ' in the aforesaid operations position.Further, such locking assembly can constitute and produces one " ticktack " or other suitable sound, suitably connects with indicator drum 100 or 100 '.

Referring to Figure 14, the additional structural features of tube 100 ' can comprise one " disinfection station ", and described " disinfection station " comprises a hand primer or artificial starting distributor assembly 150.As its part, a distribution member 152 arranges and formation is come from the cleanout fluid (representing with imaginary line among Figure 14) of the internal distribution predetermined quantity of liquid container 132 '.This cleanout fluid can be used to clean or sterilizing operation person's both hands, wherein the cleanout fluid that distributes by artificial or manually operated assign group piece installing 150 can comprise multiple different classes of hand cleaning gel rubber, foam or suitably synthetic solution, for the both hands that are applied topically to clean the user.Therefore, the various embodiments of cleaning assembly 10 of the present invention because of can be on described outer housing or one can be easily near and easily the position described sterilization assembly or disinfection station 150 and distribution member 152 are provided, show that it has additional multifunctionality.Therefore, the user of cleaning assembly 10 can and/or use disinfection station 150 to come their hands is cleaned, sterilizes or the like before using cleaning assembly 10 afterwards.

Though clearly do not describe in the accompanying drawings, the supplementary features of various embodiments of the present invention can comprise a display field, and described display field can perusal, and its size and profile are fit to show AD tagged, sign, report property or instructive information or the like.Such display field can be arranged on any one or a plurality of outer surface of outer housing 12 and/or be arranged on the expose portion of tube 100 and 100 '.

Owing to can carry out many modifications, change and change to the details of described preferred embodiment of the present invention, all the elements that show in all the elements of Miao Shuing and the accompanying drawing should be interpreted as illustration the present invention the preceding, rather than limit the scope that the present invention includes.Therefore, the scope that the present invention includes should be determined according to the claim and their legal equivalents that invest after this.

Claims

1. a formation is cleaned the assembly of stethoscopic head, and described assembly comprises:

One outer housing, it comprises that an intake section, an exit portion and a mobile route extend between described inlet and exit portion for described head;

Described inlet and exit portion constitute respectively so that the entering and moving with respect to an outer housing inside of described head;

An assembly, it is connected to described outer housing movably, and communicates with described mobile route;

Described tube assembly comprises liquid supply assembly, and described liquid supply assembly constitutes and holds and distribute cleanout fluid;

Described tube assembly further comprises an applicator assembly, and described applicator assembly is arranged and constituted the cleanout fluid that will distribute from described liquid supply assembly and is applied to the described head that moves along described mobile route; And

One starting assembly, the described head starting that it is moved along described mobile route, and start described liquid supply assembly.

2. assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said applicator assembly comprises that at least one applies device, the described device that applies carries liquid to described head, and formation comes to provide the cleaning action to the aspectant surface of described head.

3. assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said one applies the liquid that device receives described liquid supply assembly, and carries liquid to described head.

4. assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said one applies device at least in part with the toughness material formation, and described toughness material has the exposed surface that enough suitable abilities engage the predetermined cleaning of described head.

5. assembly as claimed in claim 2, at least one extreme higher position part of a wherein said applicator receive the liquid of described liquid supply assembly.

6. assembly as claimed in claim 5, a wherein said remainder that applies device communicates with described one described extreme higher position partially liq that applies device.

7. assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said applicator assembly comprises a plurality of devices that apply, described a plurality of apply device with along the described head surface opposite that described mobile route moves, described a plurality of devices that apply constitute to come that described head is carried out one and clean action.

8. assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein said a plurality of each that apply in the device apply device and constitute to come described head execution one cleaning action.

9. assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein said a plurality of each that apply in the device apply device and constitute described head is carried out different classes of cleaning action.

10. assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein said a plurality of at least one that apply in the device apply the liquid that device receives described liquid supply assembly; Described a plurality of all the other of applying in the device apply device and receive a described liquid that applies device.

11. assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said one applies device and comprises that described a plurality of of applying extreme higher position in the device applies device; Described a plurality of described all the other one gravity current that applies the device reception from the cleanout fluid that applies device of described extreme higher position that applies in the device.

Constitute with toughness material at least in part 12. assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein said a plurality of at least one that apply in the device apply device, described toughness material has the exposed surface that enough suitable abilities engage the predetermined cleaning of described head.

13. assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein said a plurality of each that apply in the device apply device and constitute with toughness material, and described toughness material has the exposed surface that enough suitable abilities engage the predetermined cleaning of described head.

14. assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said liquid supply assembly comprises that at least one cleanout fluid fluid reservoir reaches and a dispenser assemblies of its operative association.

15. assembly as claimed in claim 14 further comprises an indicator assembly, described indicator assembly is connected to described outer housing, and constitutes the quantity of being convenient to determine at least the described cleaning liquid in described at least one fluid reservoir.

16. assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said liquid supply assembly comprises a plurality of fluid reservoirs, and each fluid reservoir comprises the different dispenser assemblies with its operative association.

17. assembly as claimed in claim 16, wherein said starting assembly comprises a plurality of starting elements that are arranged in the described outer housing, each described starting element starts the corresponding dispenser assemblies in the described different dispenser assemblies forcibly during described head passes through along described mobile route.

18. assembly as claimed in claim 16, wherein said different dispenser assemblies one of them comprises a pump assembly at least, described pump assembly communicates with described fluid reservoir liquid.

19. assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mobile route and described starting assembly are arranged collaboratively and are constituted and be convenient to carry out single, unidirectional brandishing when action at described head along described mobile route, make described starting assembly start described liquid supply assembly.

20. a formation is cleaned the assembly of stethoscopic head, described assembly comprises:

One outer housing, it comprises an intake section, an exit portion and a mobile route that extends betwixt;

Described tube assembly further comprises an applicator assembly, and described applicator assembly is arranged and constituted the cleanout fluid that will distribute from described liquid supply assembly and is applied to the described head that moves along described mobile route;

Described liquid supply assembly comprises that at least one cleanout fluid fluid reservoir reaches and a dispenser assemblies of its operative association; And

One starting assembly, the described head starting that it is moved along described mobile route, and start described dispenser assemblies simultaneously.

21. assembly as claimed in claim 20, wherein said applicator assembly comprises that at least one applies device, and described one applies the liquid that device receives described liquid supply assembly, and carries liquid to described head.

22. assembly as claimed in claim 21, wherein said one applies device at least in part with the toughness material formation, and described toughness material has the exposed surface that enough suitable abilities engage the predetermined cleaning of described head.

23. assembly as claimed in claim 20, wherein said liquid supply assembly comprises a plurality of fluid reservoirs, and each fluid reservoir comprises the dispenser assemblies with its operative association.

24. assembly as claimed in claim 23, wherein said starting assembly comprises a plurality of starting elements that are arranged in the described outer housing, each described starting element is operated the corresponding dispenser assemblies in the described dispenser assemblies forcibly during described head passes through along described mobile route.

25. assembly as claimed in claim 20, wherein said applicator assembly comprises a plurality of devices that apply, described a plurality of apply device with along the described head surface opposite that described mobile route moves, described a plurality of devices that apply constitute to come that described head is carried out one and clean action.

26. assembly as claimed in claim 25, wherein said a plurality of apply device one of them receives the liquid of described liquid supply assembly at least; Described a plurality of apply device one all the other apply device and receive a described liquid that applies device.

27. assembly as claimed in claim 26, wherein said one applies device and comprises that described a plurality of of applying extreme higher position in the device applies device; Described a plurality of described all the other one gravity current that applies the device reception from the cleanout fluid that applies device of described extreme higher position that applies in the device.

28. assembly as claimed in claim 27, wherein said one applies device at least in part with the toughness material formation, and described toughness material has the exposed surface that enough suitable abilities engage the predetermined cleaning of described head.

Constitute with toughness material at least in part 29. assembly as claimed in claim 27, wherein said a plurality of each that apply in the device apply device, described toughness material has the exposed surface that enough suitable abilities engage the predetermined cleaning of described head.

30. assembly as claimed in claim 20, wherein said applicator assembly comprises that at least one applies device, the described device that applies comprises an abluent that is combined in wherein, and described one applies device arrangements and constitutes and applies described in conjunction with abluent to the described head that moves along described mobile route.

31. assembly as claimed in claim 30, wherein said abluent comprises an antibacterial.

32. assembly as claimed in claim 31, wherein said one applies device and constitutes to apply described abluent outside the described cleanout fluid independently to described head applying.

33. assembly as claimed in claim 20, wherein said applicator assembly comprises a plurality of devices that apply, each applies device and comprises an abluent that is combined in wherein, and described a plurality of each that apply in the device apply device arrangements and constitute and apply described in conjunction with abluent to the described head that moves along described mobile route.

34. assembly as claimed in claim 33, wherein said abluent comprises an antibacterial, and described antibacterial reaches independently at least in part and simultaneously is applied to described head with described cleanout fluid.

35. a formation is cleaned stethoscopic head and comprised the outer housing that has inlet and exit portion and the assembly of the mobile route that extends betwixt for described head, described assembly comprises:

Described dispenser assemblies is arranged and is constituted to come at described head and distribute the cleanout fluid from a described fluid reservoir when described mobile route moves.